Articles By
Mato Brautović
Research Note
Fact-Checking
Beyond compliance: How European fact checkers correct their own errors
Mato Brautović, Ivana Grkeš Tošović and Romana John
Fact checkers should maintain high standards of accountability because they hold unique positions in society by verifying content that can influence political practices and society as a whole. To maintain these professional standards, fact-checking network organizations such as the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) and the European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) have established codes of standards, and fact-checking organizations should comply with them in a substantive way.